FLUSHING, N.Y. – Senior Henrique
Cunha and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler will compete for the doubles title at the
USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships after collecting a semifinal victory
against Virginia’s Jamere Jenkins and Mac Styslinger on Saturday, at the tournament
being played at the Billy Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

After winning the first set by a slight 7-5
margin, Cunha and Hemmeler, the 16th-ranked team in the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association’s preseason rankings, coasted against Jenkins and Styslinger in the second set on their way to posting a 7-5, 6-2
victory. With the win, the Blue Devil team improves their record for the fall
to an 11-1 mark. The team will contend for the doubles title with Georgia’s
Hernus Pieters and Ben Wagland on Sunday. Cunha and Hemmeler are the third
Blue Devil tandem to compete in the finals. Cunha previously played in the
finals as a freshman in 2009, falling in three sets with partner Reid Carleton. Ludovic Walter and Jason Zimmerman won the event in 2003.

Cunha and Hemmeler were able to get into the
field at the prestigious event after taking the doubles title at the ITA
Carolina Regional last month. Cunha became the first player in the
history of the Carolina region to win the ITA Carolina Regional doubles title
in four consecutive seasons

In singles, Cunha, the top-ranked player in the
ITA preseason rankings, was defeated by second-ranked Jenkins, 6-1. Cunha was
forced to retire following the set, ending his run in the tournament. The
senior ends the fall season with an impressive 12-3 record in singles, tying
freshman Michael Redlicki with the most wins for the Blue Devils during the
fall.

The doubles finals and singles final are
scheduled to be played Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m.